Paterson had the opportunity to repay the outside money at the start of the investigation. Had he chosen to do so, the investigation would have been called off as there would have been no case to ans… (View Post)

The piece by Starmer referred to upthread is powerful, scathing and well worth a read, though it's a pity it's in the Guardian and not the Mail: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/20… (View Post)

I didn't know the Lib Dems had an age limit. That explains a lot. (View Post)

It will be interesting to see how many Tory MPs are principled enough to defy the whip. They all should, of course, but I doubt many will. I hope that the Parliamentary Commissioner, Kathryn Stone, r… (View Post)

Paterson was investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. Her report was upheld by a jury of his peers, including four Tory MPs. If you read the report, he was challenging the findin… (View Post)